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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cho King Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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172 cm
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156 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cho King Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gus Pappas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Pappas. Beautiful body shot.
Pappas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King Fang fails with a takedown attempt.
Pappas throws a low kick, looking for King Fang's leg but King Fang calmly moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pappas.
King Fang dives in for a single leg takedown but Pappas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
King Fang backing away here, and Pappas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pappas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King Fang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pappas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King Fang somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cho King Fang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King Fang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pappas's waist but Pappas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King Fang off to one side.
Pappas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King Fang moves away.
King Fang shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King Fang thows a huge punch but Pappas dodges it nicely.
Pappas is looking to escape.
King Fang has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
King Fang drops an elbow to the side of Pappas's head.
King Fang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King Fang wants to work for an arm triangle but Pappas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pappas blocking the ground and pound attempt from King Fang.
King Fang throwing shots but Pappas is blocking nicely.
King Fang lands strikes from half guard.
King Fang lands with a punch from half guard.
Pappas is trying to control but can't.
King Fang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King Fang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King Fang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King Fang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King Fang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King Fang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
King Fang takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from King Fang.
King Fang working the head and body with strikes.
Pappas keeping hold of King Fang's head, controlling as best he can.
King Fang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King Fang is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
King Fang thows a huge punch but Pappas dodges it nicely.
King Fang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pappas defending well though.
King Fang throwing shots but Pappas is blocking nicely.
Pappas is trying to stand.
Pappas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King Fang winds up and cracks Pappas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King Fang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
King Fang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King Fang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King Fang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King Fang thows a huge punch but Pappas dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King Fang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pappas has managed to free his arm - good work.
King Fang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
King Fang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pappas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King Fang winds up and cracks Pappas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
King Fang looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pappas is trying to control but can't.
King Fang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King Fang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King Fang is working for a kimura but Pappas is defending it quite comfortably.
Pappas has his hands clasped together around King Fang's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cho King Fang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pappas stuffs the takedown.
Pappas throws a counter combo.
King Fang shoots for a takedown but Pappas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King Fang drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pappas tries to improve position but can't.
King Fang working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
King Fang creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pappas sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
King Fang working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King Fang throwing shots but missing, from side control.
King Fang scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pappas to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King Fang fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pappas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
King Fang looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pappas is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King Fang misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
King Fang working the head and body with strikes.
King Fang scoring with punches and elbows.
King Fang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ground and pound from King Fang seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
King Fang is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Pappas looks calm but he's in trouble here. King Fang gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Pappas is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! King Fang lets go of the hold and Pappas can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cho King Fang!
A very excited looking Cho King Fang made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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